Carcharodon megalodon

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carcharodon_carcharias
gptkbp:associated_with marine biodiversity
gptkbp:behavior solitary
gptkbp:body_style streamlined
gptkbp:caused_by climate change
gptkbp:color grayish blue
gptkbp:conservation_status extinct
gptkbp:cultural_impact popular in media
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:discovered_by fossilized teeth
gptkbp:fins triangular dorsal fin
gptkbp:first_appearance about 23 million years ago
gptkbp:fossil_record worldwide
Fossils found in Africa
Fossils found in Asia
teeth and vertebrae
Fossils found in Australia
Fossils found in Antarctica
Fossils found in Europe
Fossils found in South America
Fossils found in the Aegean Sea
Fossils found in the Andaman Sea
Fossils found in the Arabian Sea
Fossils found in the Atlantic Ocean
Fossils found in the Baltic Sea
Fossils found in the Bay of Bengal
Fossils found in the Bering Sea
Fossils found in the Black Sea
Fossils found in the Caribbean
Fossils found in the Caspian Sea
Fossils found in the Coral Sea
Fossils found in the Gulf of Aden
Fossils found in the Gulf of Mexico
Fossils found in the Indian Ocean
Fossils found in the Java Sea
Fossils found in the Mediterranean Sea
Fossils found in the North Atlantic Ocean
Fossils found in the North Pacific Ocean
Fossils found in the North Sea
Fossils found in the Pacific Ocean
Fossils found in the Red Sea
Fossils found in the South Atlantic Ocean
Fossils found in the South China Sea
Fossils found in the South Pacific Ocean
Fossils found in the Tasman Sea
Shark teeth from the US
indicator of marine ecosystems
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:Miocene
Pliocene
gptkbp:habitat open ocean
coastal and deep waters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carcharodon megalodon
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:fish
gptkbp:known_for largest shark species
gptkbp:last_appearance about 2.6 million years ago
gptkbp:mouth large and serrated
gptkbp:mythology often depicted as a monster
gptkbp:predators large marine mammals
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:great_white_shark
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:research ongoing studies of its biology
gptkbp:research_interest paleobiology
gptkbp:resides_in Cenozoic era
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Carcharocles_megalodon
gptkbp:size up to 60 feet
larger than modern sharks
gptkbp:speed up to 25 mph
gptkbp:wildlife Pleistocene epoch